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Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)

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Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906)
synonymAplocheilus argenteus (non Day, 1868)
synonymAplocheilus buchanani (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymAplocheilus carnaticus (non Jerdon, 1849)
synonymAplocheilus chrysostigmus McClelland, 1839
synonymAplocheilus dorsomarginatus Klausewitz, 1957
synonymAplocheilus javanica (Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1850)
synonymAplocheilus kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymAplocheilus lutescens Köhler, 1906
synonymAplocheilus marginatus Köhler, 1907
synonymAplocheilus mattei Köhler, 1906
synonymAplocheilus melanotopterus (Bleeker, 1849)
synonymAplocheilus panchax dorsomarginatus Klausewitz, 1957
synonymAplocheilus panchax lutescens Köhler, 1906
synonymAplocheilus panchax marginatus Köhler, 1907
synonymAplocheilus panchax mattei Köhler, 1906
synonymAplocheilus panchax panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymAplocheilus panchax rubropunctatus Meinken, 1964
synonymAplocheilus panchax siamensis Scheel, 1968
synonymAplocheilus panchaz (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymAplocheilus rubrostigma Jerdon, 1849
synonymAplocheitus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymEsox panchax Hamilton, 1822
synonymHaplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymHaplochilus andamanicus Köhler, 1906
synonymHaplochilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymHaplochilus panchax var. lutescens Köhler, 1906
synonymHaplochilus panchax var. marginatus Köhler, 1907
synonymHaplochilus panchax var. mattei Köhler, 1906
synonymHomalopsis javanica Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1850
synonymOdontopsis armata Van Hasselt, 1823
synonymOryzias carnaticus (non Jerdon, 1849)
synonymPanchax buchanani Valenciennes, 1846
synonymPanchax kuhlii Valenciennes, 1846
synonymPanchax melanotopterus Bleeker, 1849
synonymPanchax panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Charbeki
  • Charbekii
  • Gharbeki
  • Kanpona
  • Khanpona
Bengali
  • Charbeki
  • Dhenochune
  • Panchoke
  • Pangchax
  • Trichoke
Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian
  • Lnchamas
English
  • Blue Panchax
  • Estuarine Ricefish
  • Panchax Minnow
Gujarati
  • Dindiya
Hin
  • Dendula
  • Jhingra
  • Lal
Hindi
  • Dendula
  • Jhingra
  • Lal
Kannada
  • Kudabaddu
  • Kudian
  • Saslu
Malayalam
  • Manathakannan
  • Poochhutti
  • പൂഞ്ഞാന്
Marathi
  • Pikoo
Nepali
  • ितकुली
Not specified
  • Chotodah
Oriya
  • Borruguddi
  • Gunjar
  • Kanakuri
Other
  • Chotodah
  • Jhingra
  • Lal
  • Lnchamas
Punjabi
  • Jhingra
  • Lal
Tamil
  • Mundakanni
  • Munda Kanni
  • முண்டக் கண்ணி
Telugu
  • Chukku-chepa
  • Ilisha
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Freshwater, Brackish, Threatened
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
Contributors 
Thomas Vattakaven
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY_NC
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    No Data
    📚 Natural History
    Life Cycle
    A perennial breeder , both in fresh and brackish waters, particularly from November to March .
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag fur Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
    Reproduction
    Perennial breeder, breeds particularly from November to March.
    Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
    Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Migration
      Non migratory
      Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
      Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Size
        Upto 9.0 cms
        Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
        Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Max Length

          7.5 (unsexed) 

          Size

          9.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; )

          Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
          Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY_NC
          References 
          1. Menon, A.G.K. 1999 Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p.
          Morphology
          The basic coloration is an iridescent blue body with a black spot on the dorsal fin.
          Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
          Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat

            Habitat

            Freshwater
            Freshwater
            Shallow rivulets, clear ditches, ponds, Floodplain wetlands
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Freshwater, Brackish water.
              Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
              Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Habitat benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12
                Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
                Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY_NC
                References 
                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand,india

                  Local Distribution

                  Andaman Island, Manipur, Odisha, fresh and brackish water of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam (Brahmaputra and Barak drainages)

                  Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Remark

                    Known from northern India

                    Occurrence

                    native 

                    Distribution

                    Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Indo-Malaysian archipelago. Reported from Nepal Cambodia, Viet Nam and Sri Lanka .

                    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
                    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY_NC
                    References 
                    1. Huber, J.H. 1996 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Societe Française d"Ichtyologie, Museum National d"Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p.
                    No Data
                    📚 Occurrence
                    No Data
                    📚 Demography and Conservation
                    Conservation Status

                    IUCN Red List Category

                    Least Concern
                    Least Concern
                    IUCN Redlist Category: Least Concern
                    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Red list Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 1.3
                      Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
                      Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
                        Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
                        Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY_NC
                        References 
                        1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
                        No Data
                        📚 Uses and Management
                        Uses
                        fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
                        Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
                        Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY_NC
                        References 
                        1. Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p.
                        No Data
                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. http://www. fishbase. org/summary/Aplocheilus-panchax. html
                        2. http://www. iucnredlist. org/details/summary/166477/0
                        3. http://eol. org/pages/203983/overview
                        Natural History > Life Cycle
                        1. Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag fur Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
                        Natural History > Size
                        1. Menon, A.G.K. 1999 Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p.
                        Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
                        1. Huber, J.H. 1996 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Societe Française d"Ichtyologie, Museum National d"Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p.
                        Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
                        1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
                        Uses and Management > Uses
                        1. Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p.
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. http://www. fishbase. org/summary/Aplocheilus-panchax. html
                        2. http://www. iucnredlist. org/details/summary/166477/0
                        3. http://eol. org/pages/203983/overview

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                        📚 Meta data
                        No Data
                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomAnimalia
                        PhylumChordata
                        ClassActinopterygii
                        OrderCyprinodontiformes
                        FamilyAplocheilidae
                        GenusAplocheilus
                        SpeciesAplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822)
                        📊 Temporal Distribution
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